Grimley’s late goal earns lifeline for struggling Armagh

Tyrone 0-13 Armagh 1-10

ARMAGH had laid siege to the Tyrone goal throughout the last 10 minutes, desperately searching for the score to provide them with some lifeline in Division Two. Defeat, and effectively relegation, looked inevitable with Tyrone ahead by three points and swarming to protect their goal. Then Tony Kernan launched a high ball into the Tyrone square and Niall Grimley palmed it to the net with the last play to save Armagh.

Tyrone had left Armagh in a game they should have closed out but Armagh’s honesty of performance all evening reflected the urgency of their predicament. The display belied their basement position but Tyrone were still operating at a higher level until Armagh’s resilience finally secured them parity and the get-out-of-jail card.

In such horrible conditions, both teams set up with heavy blanket defences but Tyrone’s transition from defence to attack was always slicker. As the game progressed, Tyrone got